From the Publisher
Paris Free & Dirt Cheap will offer readers a multitude
of choices, insiders knowledge, local short-cuts and tips to
maximise their time in the city when on a budget. From the left and
right banks to around the islands and along the river, this guide
will explore shopping, eating, drinking, museums, monuments, shows,
readings, classes, gigs, parks and playgrounds, forests, chateaux,
cruises, film, sport and much more to give visitors the inside
track on getting the most for their buck. For residents this guide
will open up their doorstep to help them explore the hidden nooks
and crannies of the city and how to keep their wallet firmly in
their pocket.
From the Jacket
Explore the City of Lights and Left Bank without breaking
the bank!
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Dirt Cheap Art & Culture: How to have an
authentic, local and unique experience at the city''s best cultural
sites by living on a few euros a day.
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Best Food & Drink: Where to enjoy the most
delectable cheap eats like a local-from Bistro bites to inventive
hip cafes, Breton delicacies to the best boulangeries and bars.
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Dirt Cheap Shopping: The best insider buys and
bargains in Paris.
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Free Music: Classical music, jazz quartets, and
cutting-edge bands.
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Free Films: Outdoors and indoors, from indies
to cult faves.
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Dirt-Cheap Stays: Insider tips on the best
places to stay like a Parisian.
Can you really have a great time in one of the most expensive
citiesin the world on just a few euros a day? Yes! And this is the
guidebook that will show you how. Whether you live in Paris or are
just visiting, you''ll find everything you need to live large
without spending big-on shopping, food, entertainment, places to
stay, and more.
You can find love, romance, incredible cuisine and
wildcreativity in the City of Lights on just a few euros a day.
Praise for New York City Free & Dirt Cheap
"Make your dollars go farther." -The Times
About the Author
British born and bred Anna Brooke is an adopted
Parisian. She''s been there for 11 years and spends her days in
cafés in the heart of the 12th. When she''s not writing for
Frommer''s (for whom she also wrote Paris & Disneyland with
your family, and three other guidebooks), she freelances for
Time Out, the Financial Times, Sunday
Times travel, Dorling & Kindersley and Alastair Sawdays.
She also sings and composes electro music for her band MONKEY ANNA
(www.myspace.com/musicmonkeyanna), does keyboard and vocals for the
electronic rock group Pet Trap (www.myspace.com/pettrap) and acts
in the occasional French film.
About the Book
"Paris Free & Dirt Cheap" will offer readers a multitude of
choices, insiders knowledge, local short-cuts and tips to maximise
their time in the city when on a budget. From the left and right
banks to around the islands and along the river, this guide will
explore shopping, eating, drinking, museums, monuments, shows,
readings, classes, gigs, parks and playgrounds, forests, chateaux,
cruises, film, sport and much more to give visitors the inside
track on getting the most for their buck. For residents this guide
will open up their doorstep to help them explore the hidden nooks
and crannies of the city and how to keep their wallet firmly in
their pocket.